Cub and Greenhorn

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Cub noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.

Usage example: the kind of big story that can propel a cub reporter into the stratosphere of the newspaper world

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Greenhorn is a synonym for cub (North American) in youngster topic. In some cases you can use "Greenhorn" instead a noun "Cub". informal substitute

Greenhorn noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.

Usage example: go easy on him—he's just a greenhorn and doesn't have all the experience you do

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Cub is a synonym for greenhorn. You can use "Cub" instead a noun "Greenhorn". popular alternative

young	young cub	young greenhorn
new	new cub	new greenhorn

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